New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-08

/ a., o,.o or tho clever Young Monaghan whose APP
,;oo,ion i in oucstion work what seems hard
shin. hut il nevertheless is the law. Ana there arc
many of the best legal minds that agree Win thc
o,inon Of the majority Of our General lerih' UNIV
no pcrsOn should hc admitted to the rights ana
nriv ic,ecs OF amcmhcr of the bar who is not ana
meyer can DE an American citizen; and this TOO.
even though the Legislature should authorize inc
court to waive the alienacc
IL is n great cncominm upon thc WISDOM Vi
HcpuIlican craftsmanship that the hrst Demo
crntic prcsidcat since the war should make the
text Of his greatest State paper how Ia reduce
Il surplus
# is all we'll enough to talk Of making new city
streets. but how about keeping clean the ones
we already have?
MIR Cleveland remains the first choice of the
Eng ish manufacturers and Canadian traders. l"c'
ike MIN because hc is un American. you Know;
and also for the enemies he has made in anlag-
onizing industry
/ Poor Mr. layard gets bad snub. The diplo-
macy of the year is not worth mentioning IN the
Message.
| The blunlcr which gave brooklyn an extra
registration day THIS year allowed 10000 CITIZENS
10 register VINO wouid not otherwise have done
90 1his is ample proof that there ought 10 he
torr da,, TOR registration in that city instead Of
three 1hs i, a subject that the Legislature
oreht 10 give carly attention TO; and another
point IN connection with il is that there IS no
adequate reason for closing the places Tor regis
tration ictD,cn 10 q. m and p IA They
should be- kept o. en- all day. as j. the case II
TINS c,ty.
! Tie prc>dcn, AID the Frcc-1,ade party are
now ~ unanuou, Jonah and the Whale were
when one INSIDE tie other
The seal ON Judge 1urpic'- credentials is the
seal Of fraud
Abraham Lincoln never thought that one Of
IN, Successors would offer 10 place man ON the
supreme lcn.h who had publicly referred to
him ~ the bufloon who NOW di-sraccs the stat
one, occupied by Washington and Jefferson.
ATTORNEY General Garland recommends "A re-
orcauizat ON OF the Department OF Justice IN "c-
oordaicc with the increased amount and inn o'tant
character Of It's business MIR. Garland is clearly
right in suggesting reorganization. The rcoF-
eanlat.on that is needed. however. should begin
WITH the head Of the department.
The discharge Of IT, H. smith journal Clerk
cf the Iousc OF Representatives, in order 10 uaI'"
/ room for an Indiana politician who IL ont at a
. loh II = nugraut illustrat ON Of the workings Of
. the spoils system # will probably afford Npcnke'
Carlisle room for abundant rlcrt'n upon the
/ Inevitable result, Of such appointments before his
/ tenn H. over MIR smith is one of the fcw persons
connected with the House who Understands its
rulc, Mr. Reed Understands them and probably
Mr. Randall. aud il may be that Mr. Carlisle
does though are not sure. Bur Mr. smith
las bee. of great service 10 the House Tor many
wears through hs ability 10 aid the speaker. and
Il may ca,il, De- that when Mr.. Carlisle x Is into
II t-lt p.acc hc viii regret that he did not inter
icrc g. dcf,at the hungry man from Indiana.
napp, Mueuump lie Wa, a free ridcr
through and through when hc voted for Grover
Cleveland and the President ha, fulfilled his
expectation, a., running full a-tilt against the
tarn
Inc information j. furnished Tia, the Bank Of
Lngla.d doors are now 80 timely balanced that
a clerk 10y pressing IL knob under MS desk can
clos. the outer doors instantly aud they cannot
he ol.ncd again except 10y special process Tho
White House ought to he provided with that make
Of doors If it were and Mr.. Cleveland worked
the KNOT under his dcsa industriou>iy hc might
manage to keep the horde of Democratic Office
,cckcrs in check
y
democratic party believes in Civil service reform.
IL does. il docs just and much rs the
vol believes tia, hc is not fond of the flesh
OF young lambs
The suggestion Of The ST. Louis Republican,
that David H. Hill will make 1t splendid Vice
Presidential candidate with Carlisle in ls92'
oncnds The Troy l'rcss.r 1t wants The Re
publican" 10 understand that Iill is mol going Ia
play second fiddle to Carlisle nor any other
Democrat lhc Press doesn't say 50. but We
suspect that il would oondonc ticket reading Hill
and Carlisle Still it is understood that Carlisle
Is not much Of a second fiddle payer himself
II is "A situation says Mr. Cleveland. not "A
Theory, which confronts us. Good. 80 it is Then
N dealing with il, let's cOnlinc ourselves 10 the
htuation AMI have done with theories and theorists
About the situation all agree 1t is expressed in
figures. The countrS's receipts are sJj.J67.S IT, "a
Il year more than its expenditures. and the sur
plus Is growing. or its receipts S2I1 ,2sG.S93 Il
come, from customs duties foreign goods and
s1Is.s2h39i .. is drawn by direct taxation
right ont of the peoples pockets Now there is
the situation and how does common sense sug-
. gcst dealing with it, Obviously the taxes to
cut on are the taxes that most oppressive. M
one who dislillcs to pay customs duties is com
PEELED to do lie can buy domestic goods
nIwnvs cheaper and usually better But il isn't
possible to escape the payment Of direct taxes
# the Democrats ARE dealing with the situation,
they will accept the Republican plan Just rs they
have accepted its plans heretofore after long
periods OF opposition. and reduce the revenues in
.hc common sense way. They need not be bash
tut about adopting their opponents policy. They
have been doing that sort OF thing for II quarter
Of a century. They are administering the affairs
Of the country to-day upon Republican politics
which they bitterly opposed. Their President Is
now commanding them to reduce surplus which
has been produced 10y the operation Of laws which
they prophcsicd would result in bankruptcy. Let
them stop thcorizing and deal with the situation